Given the prevalence of fashion in many times and places, I conclude that it is indeed a user need. Like other emotional user needs, systems engineers must take it seriously during the design process.
I presented my experiences mentoring modeling to a group of systems engineering students at the University of Utah during a meeting of the Wasatch Chapter of INCOSE.
Your workplace may contain many worlds, including management, sales, testing, manufacturing. Learn to work effectively with the worlds outside of your specialty.